Erin or Aaron?

Calla123

My husbands brother recently passed away and he would like to honour our next child by giving them his name for a middle name (aaron). If we have a boy his name will definitely have Aaron as the middle name. If we have a girl would it still show that we are using his name it we use Erin as the middle name?

 I read often that they are two different names and I know they are pronounced differently but I am unsure about giving a little girl the name Aaron and I know it's important to my husband. 

 Thoughts? 

evaazalea

Personally I would do Erin for a girl, I have heard they are pronounced differently depending a region, they are the same to me though. 

Bexx24

If it still holds the same level of significance for you then I say go for it.

Or you could always save it for a some-day boy.

Or for a girl a variation spelling, Arin, Aarin, Aron....

MrMrsandBaby

TysMomPlusOne:

Personally I would do Erin for a girl, I have heard they are pronounced differently depending a region, they are the same to me though. 

This...to me they are the same name, just different spellings.  Aaron is for a male, Erin is for a female.

Ewych82

MrMrsandBaby:

TysMomPlusOne:

Personally I would do Erin for a girl, I have heard they are pronounced differently depending a region, they are the same to me though. 

This...to me they are the same name, just different spellings.  Aaron is for a male, Erin is for a female.

All of this.

Sorry for your loss.  

evaazalea

Mozzy24:

If it still holds the same level of significance for you then I say go for it.

Or you could always save it for a some-day boy.

Or for a girl a variation spelling, Arin, Aarin, Aron....

.....the girl variation is Erin, there's no need to make one up. 

Calla123

Thanks I appreciate the responses. We don't plan on having more children so this ill be our last chance (maybe I guess haha)

Belle3184

Erin. I haven't heard  them pronounced differently.

Clarinet35

Joy2611:

TysMomPlusOne:

Mozzy24:

If it still holds the same level of significance for you then I say go for it.

Or you could always save it for a some-day boy.

Or for a girl a variation spelling, Arin, Aarin, Aron....

.....the girl variation is Erin, there's no need to make one up. 

Actually, I think Erin and Aaron have different origins and really have nothing to do with each other.

Honestly, I say them differently and wouldn't at all think Erin was honoring an Aaron.  

Really? Where are you? I have never heard Aaron/Erin pronounced differently, and would definitely think Erin could be a tribute to an Aaron.

plunderb

Erin and Aaron are not the same name. At all.

If you want to honor an Aaron, give the name Aaron. Even if it's a girl. Middle names are often surnames or honorifics, so the gender doesn't really matter much. 

apc1929

They are definitely two different names to me.    Since its the MN  If I wanted to honor him I would just use the actual names-- I wouldn't use Aaron as a fn for a girl but given its meaning and significance to you I would def. use it as a mn.         I would never make a connection that Erin is supposed to honor Aaron

mb314

They are not at all the same name, whether or not you pronounce them the same.  Erin derives from the word for Ireland and Aaron is an old testament name.  I agree with pp, that I would not think a girl named "Erin" honors a guy named "Aaron." 

FWIW, I grew up saying Aaron and Erin as the same (in Ohio), but moved to a region (the East Coast) where they are said differently.

Pepper6

plunderb:

Erin and Aaron are not the same name. At all.

If you want to honor an Aaron, give the name Aaron. Even if it's a girl. Middle names are often surnames or honorifics, so the gender doesn't really matter much. 

 

This.  I know a girl with the middle name Aaron, which was her grandfather's name.  It was a very similar situation, her parents wanted to give the namesake either way, only if she were a boy, she said Aaron would have been her first name.

Clarinet35

Joy2611:

Erin = airinAaron = Take the "a" sound in cat and hat then tack that onto RON not rin nbsp;EDIT: My avatar says where I live :

Sorry, I'm on mobile and can't see siggies and avatars! But you're not in TN I know! Lol

I have always heard "air in" for both names! I even tried to pronounce your way of Aaron out loud and don't think I'm doing it right! Haha

KellyAnn911

Joy2611:

TysMomPlusOne:

Mozzy24:

If it still holds the same level of significance for you then I say go for it.

Or you could always save it for a some-day boy.

Or for a girl a variation spelling, Arin, Aarin, Aron....

.....the girl variation is Erin, there's no need to make one up. 

Actually, I think Erin and Aaron have different origins and really have nothing to do with each other.

Honestly, I say them differently and wouldn't at all think Erin was honoring an Aaron.  

All of this.  Those names are pronounced differently and have different meanings and origins.

capulet

They have totally different origins, so even though I say them the same, I do not think of them as male/female equivalents of the same name.  I don't like boy names on girls for FNs but I think pretty much anything goes for middle names, certainly in this instance where you are honoring a family member.

Whitterpow

Everyone I know named Erin or Aaron... Erin is female and Aaron is male. I definitely assume female or make based on the spelling when I see it.

vulpini

TysMomPlusOne:

Mozzy24:

If it still holds the same level of significance for you then I say go for it.

Or you could always save it for a some-day boy.

Or for a girl a variation spelling, Arin, Aarin, Aron....

.....the girl variation is Erin, there's no need to make one up. 

it's not a variation, it just sounds similar

Aaron a(a)-ron as a boy's name is pronounced AIR-an, AHR-an. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Aaron is "mountain of strength". From the Hebrew "har-on", or possibly of Egyptian origin. Biblical: Moses' brother Aaron was the first high priest of Israel.

Erin e-rin as a girl's name (also used as boy's name Erin), is pronounced AIR-en. It is of Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Erin is "Ireland". From ?irinn and ?ire. Poetic name for the island used in songs and poems.

source: thinkbabynames.com

BC&LM

Actually, depending on what part of the country you are from, sometimes these names are pronounced the same. In the area where I live, they are pronounced differently, but where my sister lives, they pronounce both names the same. Either way, I think using Erin as a middle name could be a nice way to honor his brother.

vulpini

The feminine variant of Aaron is technically Aharona, but it's a very old-fashioned Hebrew name and hardly ever gets used anymore.  If you like Erin and it has meaning to you and your husband, just go with that.  It's ok if people outside your family won't make the connection to Aaron, since most of them won't know your daughter's middle name anyway.  

My family and my husband's family are both Jewish and we often honor relatives who have passed away by using just the same first initial, or similar sounding names, or variants of names.  It's very common to do this in Eastern-European Jewish culture in general (in part due to time periods of anti-semitism).  When a baby is born in the family, we tell everyone that the name is in honor of so-and-so.  The child learns this when they grow up too, and so the memory of the relative is kept alive for the child and others in the family.  

megemoney

Aaron = boy

Erin = girl

I think you can still honor your BIL by using Erin for a girl.  

charpe

That's my name!! I'm in New England and the two are pronounced very differently.
Erin... Ehrin

Aaron... Aaahrin

When I travel, I find my name pronounced airin.

Kfran84

plunderb:

Erin and Aaron are not the same name. At all. If you want to honor an Aaron, give the name Aaron. Even if it's a girl. Middle names are often surnames or honorifics, so the gender doesn't really matter much.nbsp;

I'm in this camp.

Aaron is Hebrew and Erin is Gaelic. They are not male and female versions of the same name.

I'd do Aaron for the mn.

KellyAnn911

charpe:

That's my name!! I'm in New England and the two are pronounced very differently. Erin... Ehrin Aaron... Aaahrin When I travel, I find my name pronounced airin.

This is exactly how I pronounce both.  I'm in NJ.

+ASH+

I'm in the south - there might be a slight variation (Erin = air-in; Aaron = air-un) but overall, I would consider them the same pronunciation. And since this is your last baby, the name is in the middle name spot, and it's honoring someone close to both of you, I would use Aaron no matter what. I'm sorry for your loss. 

CitrusSwallowtail

plunderb:

Erin and Aaron are not the same name. At all. If you want to honor an Aaron, give the name Aaron. Even if it's a girl. Middle names are often surnames or honorifics, so the gender doesn't really matter much.nbsp;

This. They are different names pronounced differently. I would stick with Aaron for either gender.

brookelynpaisley

TysMomPlusOne:

Mozzy24:

If it still holds the same level of significance for you then I say go for it.

Or you could always save it for a some-day boy.

Or for a girl a variation spelling, Arin, Aarin, Aron....

.....the girl variation is Erin, there's no need to make one up. 

They're two different names with different meanings, not boy/girl versions of each other. That said, I agree with you on using the common spelling of Erin. 

https://www.behindthename.com/name/aaron

https://www.behindthename.com/name/erin 

brookelynpaisley

CitrusSwallowtail:

plunderb:

Erin and Aaron are not the same name. At all. If you want to honor an Aaron, give the name Aaron. Even if it's a girl. Middle names are often surnames or honorifics, so the gender doesn't really matter much.nbsp;

This. They are different names pronounced differently. I would stick with Aaron for either gender.

No no no. Aaron is a BOY name. 

futurestaples

Ewych82:

MrMrsandBaby:

TysMomPlusOne:

Personally I would do Erin for a girl, I have heard they are pronounced differently depending a region, they are the same to me though. 

This...to me they are the same name, just different spellings.  Aaron is for a male, Erin is for a female.

All of this.

Sorry for your loss.  

sums up what I was going to say!